Ten Senate Democrats ignore growing party anger to help advance Trump’s spending bill
Democrats have been sharply divided over the Trump-backed spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at midnight.
Senate votes to avoid government shutdown
The Senate voted mostly along party lines Friday afternoon to pass the House Republican-drafted bill to fund government through September, avoiding a government shutdown only hours before funding ...
Senate overcomes first procedural hurdle to pass GOP-led funding bill after Democrats fold to pressure
Democrats voted to end the filibuster, paving the way for Republicans to pass their funding bill before the shutdown deadline ...
Senate passes six-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...
Senate passes GOP funding bill to avert a government shutdown
After a 54-46 vote, the measure now heads to Trump to sign into law hours before government funding was set to lapse.
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Investigation beings on Senate president’s hiring of private counsel
As the Montana Legislature hits its mid-session break, a second GOP Senate leader is in the hot seat over a contract he made ...
Senate Democrat: This is ‘best time’ to take on ‘tyrant’ Trump
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said the current fight over a Republican spending bill was the “best time” for Democrats to take on President Trump, coming less than two months into his ...
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Democratic leaders to push baseline state budget after partisan impasse
Democratic leaders in the Maine Legislature signaled Friday that they plan to pass a new, two-year budget with or without ...
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Senator lobs ‘waste, fraud and abuse’ allegations at Senate president
Less than two hours before the Senate adjourned for the week-long transmittal break, the Senate voted to ask the Legislative ...